Edith Soppe (10 August 1961 – 22 November 2005) was an Argentine chess player. She received the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM) in 1978 and was a three-time winner of the Argentine Women's Chess Championship (1979, 1980, 1981).
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![]() Soppe in Rio de Janeiro, 1979 | |
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Born | (1961-08-10)10 August 1961 |
Died | 22 November 2005(2005-11-22) (aged 44) |
Title | Woman International Master (1978) |
From the late 1970s to the early 1980s, Soppe was one of the leading Argentine women's chess players. She three time in row won Argentine Women's Chess Championships: 1979, 1980 and 1981. In 1978, she shared the first place with Berna Carrasco in FIDE South America Zonal Tournament and was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title.[1] In 1979, in Rio de Janeiro, Soppe participated at Interzonal Tournament and ranked 15th place.[2]
Soppe played for Argentina in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[3]
She left the tournaments to dedicate herself to her family and had two children. She also stood out as a teacher and leader. In the Luz y Fuerza School she formed a large number of chess players (among them two champions of Córdoba). She had an outstanding participation in the creation of the Chess Association of the Córdoba Province (AACC).[4]
She died on 22 November 2005, at the age of 44.
Since 2012, chess tournaments have been played in Soppe's memory.[5][6]
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